#PutAnAnimalInASeventiesSongTitle Two

 

Another batch of animal-centric hits from the 70s...because those years had the best songs...ever. (#OkayBoomer)

Gypsies, Chimps, and Thieves  -  ♫♪ "...You meet 'em in the jungles of Eastern Europe." ♪♫

We're an American Banded Gecko  -  When Grand Funk Railroad helps you party it down, you may need an insurance quote.

Flea and Mrs. Jones  -  ♫♪ "...They got an itch goin' on...scratch till it's gone..." ♪♫

Killing Me Softly With His Swan  -  Roberta Flack took this true crime tune to the top of the charts for five weeks.

You Are the Sunshine of My Giraffe  -  A song of thanks from Stevie Wonder to the keeper of his personal menagerie.

Bad, Bad Leroy Brown Trout  -  ♫♪ "Well the south side of the spillway never brought nobody joy, and if you go down there you better just beware of a brown trout named Leroy." ♪♫

A Pelican Pie  -  Ode to an unusual dessert by Don McLean

Lizard in the Rain  -  ♫♪ "Oooooh, there's a lizard in the rain, just making muddy prints on the sidewalk there." ♪♫

Rhinestone Cow  -  Glen Campbell's hit about a showbiz bovine

That's the Ray (I Like It)  -  ♫♪ "When we're swimming off the coast, and I see a big dark thing, and you ask me what it is, then I feel that pleasure sting. Ohhhhhh that's the ray (uh-huh, uh-huh) I like it (uh-huh, uh-huh)..." ♪♫